A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 72 km SSE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (45 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 32.1 km (20 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.879 West, latitude 51.251 North, depth = 32.1 km. Id of earthquake: us200041h0. Event ids that are associated: ak11756485, us200041h0. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/10/15 / 2015-10-28 14:06:11 / October 28, 2015 @ 2:06 pm. The temblor was picked up at 02:06:11 / 2:06 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 72 km SSE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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